This paper presents a group engineering project from preselection between two products to market identification to
manufacturing
to
prototype. The paper includes many tables and drawings. Table of Contents List of Figures Product Planning Mission Statement: Portable Compressed Air and Hydro-pneumatic Jack (car jack) Mission Statement: Athletic Safety Support Pack Identifying Customer Needs Product Survey and Responses Customer Needs Level of Importance Product Specifications Metric Level of Importance Link Metric to Customer Needs Benchmark on Customer Needs Benchmark on Metrics Assigned Marginal and Ideal Values for Metric Component Estimates Final Metric Specifications Product Uniqueness and Significance Concept Generation Clarify the Problem Search Externally Search Internally Explore Systematically Concept Selection Concept Screening Concept Scoring Design for
Manufacturing (DFM) Manufacturing Cost Reduction of Component Cost Reduction of Assembly Cost and Supporting Production Impact of DFM and Conclusion Prototyping Types and Purpose of Prototypes Instructions for Tire Change Prototype Uses Prototype Strategy Prototype Method(s) Critique Evaluation List of Sources